"House M.D." The Tyrant (2009)

Director:

David Straiton

Writers:

David Shore (creator)
Peter Blake (written by)

TV Series:

"House M.D." (2004)

Original Air Date:

5 October 2009 (Season 6, Episode 3)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

When a controversial African politician falls ill, he is brought to Princeton Plainsboro for treatment...

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Medical Doctor | Medicine | Maverick Doctor | Pain

Cast

Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Gregory House
Lisa Edelstein	...	Dr. Lisa Cuddy
Omar Epps	...	Dr. Eric Foreman
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Dr. James Wilson
Jennifer Morrison	...	Dr. Allison Cameron
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase
Olivia Wilde	...	Thirteen - Dr. Hadley
James Earl Jones	...	Dibala
David Marciano	...	Murphy
Garikayi Mutambirwa	...	Ruwe
Roger Aaron Brown	...	Ntila
Christopher Fairbanks	...	Agent Bass
Kelsey Scott	...	Ama
Jason Nash	...	Long Hair
Jarell Dubose	...	Dibala's Son

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 (DLV)

Company:

Bad Hat Harry Productions

Trivia:

Poking fun at Foreman for having fired Thirteen, House says, "I just ran into Thirteen while she was clearing out her locker. My condolences, although it's not like she's the hottest woman in the world." In 2009, Olivia Wilde, who plays Thirteen, was voted number one on Maxim's Hottest Women List.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The opening scene in which James Earl Jones' character is being served a civil subpoena, the man serving it cites to Title 18 of the United States Code section 1350. This section does not deal with genocide or crimes against humanity. Section 1350 concerns "Failure of corporate officers to certify financial records." The section dealing with genocide is section 1091.

Quotes:

Dr. James Wilson: Even more nicer, he's not going to press charges, even if you don't move out? What did you do to him?
Dr. Gregory House: I was nice... Do you really want to know?
Dr. James Wilson: I think... I want to give you the benefit of the doubt.

Movie Connections:

References Vertigo (1958)

Different but excellent

forough_shafiee, I agree with you about Hugh Laurie, except that - shocking as it is - he has never won an Emmy for this role, so it is high time he did for this season! He is getting greater in every episode, it's almost unbelievable.

However, the rest of the cast is doing a great job too, especially in this episode. Jesse Spencer is an excellent actor and it showed again as he got a more prominent part, taking a side becomes to Cameron, and although so many people hammer the "Foreteen" line, I think Omar Epps and Olivia Wilde are such excellent actors and I just enjoy watching them on screen. Their relationship allows for the emergence of their complicated characters, especially Foreman's, who I never really understood before, but the picture is getting clearer in the 6th season.

I also loved the House-Wilson moments. It's reasonable that House is not so much involved in the case yet, as well as the subtle power game between him and Foreman, all this is great writing and acting. It would be inconsistent to throw House back in to the hospital as if nothing has changed. I'm really interested in what happens next, everything cannot be the same but it does not have to, I guess. I trust the writers, they have not let me down so far. We just have to be open-minded and take whatever turn the story takes. It is still the unmistakable House. Oh, and an Emmy for Hugh Laurie, pls!